Cricket 1888

'$ 8 CRICKET: A WEEKLY BECORD OF THE GAME. G E IC K E T S H I R T S The “ CLUB Shirt, specially prepared coarse WHITE CANVAS with collar and poc»et, best quality ... ...................... 4 /6 Flannel Shirts, twice shrunk, w ith collar aud pocket ....................... 5/6 do. in Boys’ sizes ... ... ... 4/6 do. best Saxony Flannel.............10/6 Worsted Twill Shirts, with or without Silk Collars ... .............. ... 1 2/6 Carriage Paid to any part of the UnitedKingdom. N o t ic e .— Gentlemen are cautioned against buying so called Unshrinkable Flannels, but as in all ca-es our materials are shrunk twice in water 1efr.re being made up, they will be found in after wear t shrink very little if at all. STKUTHEKS, & Co., M a n u f a c t u r e r s , 8 3 FINSBURY PAVEMENT, I O N D O N . CRICKET AND TENNIS SEASON, 1888. JamesLillywhite, Frowd, &Co., THE OLD ESTABLISH ED M A N U F A C T U R E R S & O U T F I T T E R S . L o n d o n : 2, 4, & 6, NEW INGTON CAUSEWAY, S.E. M anufactory —09 to 74, B O R O U G H RO A D , S.E. West E n d Branch.—24, H A Y M A R K E T , S.W . Speciality fo r Best-Class Goods. M o d e r a t e P r ic e s a n d L ib e r a l D is c o u n t s . Special Terms to Large Buyers. S e v e r a l N o v e l t ie s f o r t h e C o m in g S e a s o n . Illustrated Price Lists post free. J. L . F. & Co. are publishers of Jam es Lilly- w hite’s Cricketers’ A nnual, and sole Patentees and Manufacturers of Frowd’s celebrated “ Special Driver ” Cricket Bat, now used by all the “ cracks ” and universally dubbed the “ King of B ats.” . STANDARDJ j IFE OFFICE H A L F - A - M IL L IO N paid in D eath Claim s every year. Funds SIX- AND -A - H i L F M IL L IO N S , increasing yearly. 83, K IN G W IL L IA M ST REET , E.O. 3, P A L L M A L L EAST, W . Large Wooden Pavilion for Sale p iH E A P . Comprises 2 dressing-rooms, store ^ lockers, &c. Cost nearly £40 short tim e ago. Price £20.—To view, apply at 19, Kensington Court Place, W . p l i l t 'R E T G R O U N D S for Season, Day or Satur- ^ day Matches. To L et at Hyde Farm , Balham (under new management), close to Railway Station.— W .B a r t o n (Groundm an),Holly Cottage, Holly Grove, Balham . p R IC K E T LIT E R A T U R E and ANNUALS F O R v-y SA LE , including “ Nyren’s T utor,” “ L a m ­ bert s Guide.” “ Thompsonby Cricketers in Council,” “ W ickets in the West,” “ Jerks in from Short-leg.”—Apply for prices to A l b e r t , c / o Mr. W illoughby, 40, Coppermill-lane, W altham stow . 'DNGLAND v. AUSTRALIA a t t h e w ic k e t. -L* One Shilling; post-free Is. 3d. At all bookstalls; of the Compilers, B r u m f i t t & K ir b y , Ilkley, Yorkshire; or of W r i g h t & Co., 41, St. Andrew’s H ill, London, E.C/ T?DU CAT ION .—S U N D R ID G E C O L L E G E , HAS­ TINGS. Thorough Arithmetic, Book-Keeping, Correspondence, English, French,German, and all other subjects necessary for a Liberal and Business E ducation. Health carefully studied. Delicate and backward boys taken special care of. Sea­ bathing, Cricket, U nlim ited Sea VieWs, &c. Terms Moderate.—P rin cipal: R . L y d g a t e , A.K.O., Late Member of Oval Committee. . j W. J. PILE Athletic Outfitter and Club Tailor, By Appointm ent to the London A thletic Club (L.A.C,),‘Blackheath Harriers, and other Large Clubs. 171, F EN CH U R C H ST., E.C. W . J.^ P I L E S P E C I A L I T I E S are S h r u n k F l a n n e l T r o u s e r s at 8/6, 10/6, 12/6. F l a n n e l S h ir t s at 7/6 and 9/6. F l a n n e l C o a t s at 10/6 to 15/-. F l a n n e l C a p s 1/-. W . J. P IL E ’S “ Perfec­ tion ” Straw Ha,t, weighing only 2 oz., and m ade of Grass Straw is a wonderful invention, price only2/6. SEN D STAMP F O R ILLU ST R A T E D LISTS. w . jr. i* 1 1 . e , 171, FENCHURCH STREET; E.C. RUBBER-FACED ^£ 2 s» (PATENT) W I C K E T GLOVES. “ I think very highly of your new design for W icket Gloves.”—The Hon. A. L y t t e l t o n . “Empire’’(patent)B/irir/yvG gloves As s p e c ia l l y M a d e f o r t h e A u s t r a l ia n T e a m . c o m b in a t io n n o n - j a r r in g b a t s . A l s o o t h e r SPECIALITIES AND ALL REQUISITES FOB C R IC K E T , T E N N IS , F O O T B A L L , Etc., M anufactured by the Old-Established (1815) F irm E. J. P A G E & Co., KENNINGTON, LONDON. W holesale. E xport and Retail. N O T I C E . Complaints of irregular or non-delivery should be addressed to the Publisher. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. C r ic k e t w ill be forwarded by first post after publication to any address in Great B ritain fo r twelve months, on receipt of a Postal Order for 68., or 5s. fo r Weekly Summ er Numbers, commencing A p ril 12. Post Office Orders and Cheques can be m ade payable to W. R. 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Subscriptions to and Orders for the Paper, can be paid to or given to them. w e e k l y s u m m e r n u m b e r s The FIRST of the W e e k l y S um m er I ssues appeared on THURSDAY, A P R IL 12, and the Series will continue till THURSDAY, SEPT. 20. The twenty-four Summer Numbers will be for­ warded by first post on Thursday morning in return for postal order for five shillings to W* R. W r ig h t , Manager of C r ic k e t , at the Office 41, St. Andrew’sHill, Doctors’ Commons, 6 Cricket: A W E E K L Y RECORD OF T B S QAltM <1. IT . ANDREWS HILL, LONDON, E.O. THURSDAY, A P E IL 26 t h , 1888. The abstract and brief chronicle of th . time.— ______________________________________________ llamUt. T h a t good and genial gossip, “ E.T.,” writes me tIiusly:“The Incogniti have most generously granted a further donation, of £15 15s. to the Cricketers’ Fund Friendly Society, which amount has been duly forwarded by Mr. Philip Hilton. As the funds of this deserving charity are far from being in full form, this is indeed the right kind of backing-up, to keep it going. And any Clubs that might haye a ‘ bit of the balance ’ to throw in—‘after this style— would find their donations gratefully accepted by Thomas Hearne, at Lord’s, the Treasurer of the Fund.” A c o r r e s p o n d e n t has sent me the fol­ lowing table showing Mr. W . W. Read's averages in first-class matches from 1873 to 1887, inclusive. Completed Most in an iD n s , Runs. Inns. Aver. 1873 ......... ........ 4 ... 56 ... 39 ... 14 1874 ........ ......... 4 ... 20 ... 16 ... 5 1875 ........ ... ... 8 ... 247 ... 99.... 30-7 1876 ... ... ... ... 34 ... 590 ... 1(6 ... ' 42.2 1877 ........ i ... ... 11 ... 399 . 140/ ... 363- 1878 ......... ... ... 12 ... 278 :..' iso ... 232 1879 ... ... ... 6 ... 123 >.... «.;-63 .., 20.3 1880 ........ ... ... 12 .,. 306 „. 93 ... ;25-6 1881 ........ --- - 29 ... 931 ... 160 ... 32.3 1882 ........ ........ 34 ... 884 ... 117 ... 26 1883 ........ ......... 31 ... 3509 ... 168 ... 48.21 1884 ......... ... ... 43 ... 125C ... 137 ... 29.9 1885 „. ... ......... 42 ... 1880 .... 163 ... 44.32 1886 ... ../ ... ».. 43 ... 3825 ... 120 ... 42.39 1887 ... ... ......... 84 .,,. 1635 ... 247 ... 47-17 Total ... 827 11,919 36.147 or 36;44